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February 13, 2023

New €3.75bn European Investment Fund pot to back late-stage VCs

The new fund is expected to invest in 10-15 late-stage European VC funds of over €1bn


Zosia Wanat

2 min read

The European Investment Bank, Luxembourg

The European Investment Bank (EIB) group and the governments of five EU countries have announced a new €3.75bn fund of funds to invest in VCs that back European scaleups.

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Zosia Wanat

Zosia Wanat was a senior reporter at Sifted. She covered the CEE region and policy. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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